Unit 5 Canada — “The True North” Speaking & Writing.

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Unit 5 Canada — “The True North” Speaking & Writing

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Unit 5 Canada — “The

True North”

Speaking & Writing

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Revision

CanadaCanada

location/position

size/area

population

languages

climate

customs/ culture

scenery

neighbouringcountries

famous cities

natural resources

national animal &

flower

How much have you known about Canada?

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Speaking

ChinaChina

location/position

size/area

population

languages

climate

customs/ culture

scenery

neighbouringcountries

famous cities

natural resources

national animal &

flower

How much have you known about China?

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Compare Canada with China

What are the similarities and differences?

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Writing

• In what aspects will you write about the comparison?

• What words and phrases we have learned in this unit can be used in your composition?

• What sentence patterns will you use?

• How will you organize your composition?

Write a passage, comparing Canada with China

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Aspects Similarities Differences

Size/ Area

Population

Languages

Customs/ Culture

Climate

Scenery

Natural Resources

Famous cities

Neighboring countries

Compare Canada with China Writing

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Canada and China have many similarities and differences.

Both Canada and China are large countries in the world. Canada is a little larger than China in size. They are of similar length from east to west. Both countries have many high mountains and great rivers, which attract tourists from all over the world. Because of the big size, the climate varies from area to area in Canada, as is in China. As for customs and culture, the word “multicultural” can be used to describe them.

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Although the two countries have much in common, the differences between them are great.

First, Canada has a much smaller population than China although it covers a bigger area. Second, In Canada, people are expected to speak English and French, while the official language in China is Chinese. Third, much of Canada is covered by forests while China has a very special Gebi Desert in the northwest, from where in winter and spring

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the cold air blows dust southward to the northern parts of China. Even the Great Wall cannot keep out the dust.

Another difference is that China has fourteen neighboring countries. Its borders are over 20,000 kilometers long. Canada, however, has only one neighbor, the USA to the south. Both Canadians and Americans speak English, but it’s not so easy for Chinese to talk with their neighbors, even if they live close to the border.